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San Francisco Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Karen "CAREN Act"

San Francisco Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Karen "CAREN Act"
San Francisco Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Karen "CAREN Act"

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Published July 08, 2020

Published July 08, 2020

San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Watson struck acronym gold yesterday when he announced the "CAREN Act," a proposed law that would allow criminal and civil lawsuits against people who call 911 on minorities with the intent to infringe on their rights. "CAREN" stands for "Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-emergencies."

The 2020 George Floyd Protests has brought forth a wave of white women-- so-called Karens-- who have been filmed engaging in racist and sometimes violent behavior against black people. Recently, Lisa Alexander, a "Karen" in San Francisco, went viral for dialing 911 on a local Filipino resident who was stenciling Black Lives Matter in chalk on his own property.

Walton stated the law would help "protect the rights of communities of color who are often targeted and victims of fraudulent emergency calls" in a statement. San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, who co-authored the bill, tweeted, "Racist false reports put people in danger and waste resources."

California state congressman Rob Bonta has introduced a similar bill for the state, known as Assembly Bill 1550. According to tweets from Bloomberg Law reporter Joyce Cutler, Bonta said, "We’re not seeking to have more lawsuits but we are seeking to end this action, this conduct that we’ve seen far too much of, that hurts disadvantaged communities, that hurts people of color, that hurts people based on their protected class."

"Karens" committing racist and violent acts have become a regular news story in the past several months. One of the most high profile cases was Amy Cooper, known as Central Park Karen went viral nationally for dialing 911 on a birdwatching black man who asked her to leash her dog. The same day, George Floyd was killed by police after someone dialed 911 for suspecting he used counterfeit money to buy cigarettes.


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